Distribution of Breast Cancer Discovery Scenarios by Cluster of Most Common Type of Breast Concern(s) (n = 74 women)
| Cluster of Breast Concerns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Scenario | Lump Only No. (%) | Lump, Pain, Personal History of Breast Cancer No. (%) | Lump, Pain, Family History of Breast Cancer No. (%) | Lump, Personal & Family History of Breast Cancer No. (%) | Personal & Family History of Breast Cancer Only No. (%) | P Value* |
| Note: Two women were missing a discovery scenario. See text for a description of less frequent concerns in the remaining 23 women. | ||||||
| CBE = clinical breast examination. | ||||||
| * P value is for the test of independence for each discovery scenario by type of breast problem. | ||||||
| Patient initiated health care visit because of a breast concern (n = 45) | 4 (9) | 11 (24) | 6 (13) | 20 (44) | 4 (9) | <.01 |
| Clinician found area of concern while conducting routine CBE (n = 11) | 0 (0) | 4 (36) | 3 (27) | 3 (27) | 1 (9) | .15 |
| Breast cancer was found on next screening mammogram (n = 14) | 2 (15) | 1 (7) | 1 (8) | 1 (8) | 9 (64) | .001 |
| Other (n = 4) | 1 (25) | 0 (0) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | .43 |